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Friday Nite Videos | December 6, 2024

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Five Things Christian Nationalists Want from Trump. What Your Brain Is Really Doing When You're Doing 'Nothing.' The $1 Trillion Private Health Insurance Scam. Michael Kosta Meets the No. 1 Book Banner in Florida. Trump Goes to War With Allies.

You Don’t Need Words To Think

Gary Stix Scientific American
Brain studies show that language is not essential for the cognitive processes that underlie thought

AIs Encode Language Like Brains Do

Zaid Zada The Conversation
The similarity between neural networks and human brains opens a window on human conversations. When two people converse, their brain activity becomes coupled, transferring thoughts from the speaker to the listener.

Friday Nite Videos | November 24, 2023

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Investigating Buffy Sainte-Marie’s Claims to Indigenous Ancestry. Why Being Bilingual Is Good for Your Brain. Frybread Face and Me | Movie. Chicago's Radical Solution for Broken Tipping Culture. How Israel Created a Water Crisis for Palestinians.

Where Am ‘I’? Your Brain and You

Diana Kwon Scientific American
How does your brain create a physical sense of self? New insight comes from zapping a region, known as the anterior precuneus, that causes people to feel dissociated from their body.
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